Tan

#b8a57a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for tan, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Tan is a mid orange with confident warmth. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Tan color values

Every conversion for #b8a57a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8a57a

RGB184, 165, 122

HSL42, 30%, 60%

HSV42, 34%, 72%

CMYK0%, 10%, 34%, 28%

Lab68.39, 0.45, 24.84

XYZ36.74, 38.51, 23.91

Decimal12100986

Web safe#cc9966

Pantone465 C

Shades of tan

#ae9968 #a48c57 #927d4e #806d44 #6e5e3b #5c4f31 #4a3f27 #38301e #262014 #14110b

Tints of tan

#bead86 #c5b592 #cbbe9e #d2c6ab #d8ceb7 #dfd6c3 #e5decf #ece7db #f2efe7 #f9f7f3

Colors that go with tan

Complementary#7a8db8 Analogous#b8867a Analogous#acb87a Triadic#7ab8a5 Triadic#a57ab8 Split complementary#7aacb8 Split complementary#867ab8

Tan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 10, 34, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8a57a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 10 34 28

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 13 35 34

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Tan in css

Copy #b8a57a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8a57a; }
.text { color: #b8a57a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a57a; }

How tan looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Tan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b8a57a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8a57a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Tan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b8a57a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around tan? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn tan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b8a57a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from tan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b8a57a are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.